Pause, take a breath, and image: 258 acres — green pastures for horses, spotted with ponds, near a forest, shaded walking trails and streams. This property, in Middleton, is intended to be a place of recovery for some of Idaho’s ...
Read More »Residential Center for Healing and Resilience by Idaho Youth Ranch begins taking shape
New Market Tax Credits for old Boise building 
If she were alive today, Mrs. A. S. Tiner would be happy to see the plans to restore and remodel the building that Wayland & Fennell designed and she built in 1910 at 1010 W. Main in Boise. Recreating an ...
Read More »Chobani expands scholarship program 
Chobani, in its effort to create a more equitable future for students pursuing careers in the agriculture field, recently expanded its scholarship program with an additional $1 million for the University of Idaho and Cornell University in New York. The ...
Read More »Wells Fargo awards grant to Economic Opportunity by Jannus 
In Idaho, Economic Opportunity by Jannus (EO) is doing its part to empower underserved Idahoans through its one-of-a-kind business development programs, including those in the agriculture sector. Wells Fargo recently awarded the organization $345,000 through its Open for Business program to ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bites:’ PlexTrac raises $70M Series B funding round for ‘next stage’
PlexTrac raises $70M Series B funding round for ‘next stage’ Cybersecurity software company PlexTrac has announced its raising of a $70 million Series B round that will continue the momentum of rapid growth PlexTrac saw in 2021. The Boise-based company, over ...
Read More »NNU receives grant to stimulate economics education 
Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) has been awarded a $1 million educational grant from the Smeed Memorial Foundation to create an education center dedicated to teaching the classical principles of free-market economics, with classes intended to start in the fall. The ...
Read More »Idaho Trucking Association turns to teens for help amid driver shortage 
The Idaho Trucking Association (ITA) on Jan. 26 rolled out a new truck simulator project at Middleton High School in an effort to drive young adults toward an industry in dire need of new workers. Amid the backdrop of a ...
Read More »Building a construction technology industry 
As with many other industries, residential construction is turning to technology and automation to deal with product demand coupled with a lack of skilled workers. Organizations such as the National Association of Home Builders have reported worker shortages in from ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bites:’ New industrial hemp meeting to take place in Buhl
New industrial hemp meeting to take place in Buhl Hempitecture, IND HEMP, Idaho Department of Agriculture, 1000 Springs Mill and Idaho Farm Bureau have announced they are hosting the first Producers Meeting for Industrial Hemp in Idaho to inform growers of the ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bites:’ Aviation Specialties Unlimited opens A&P preparation course in Boise 
Aviation Specialties Unlimited opens A&P preparation course in Boise Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc. (ASU) has announced the launch of a new airframe & powerplant (A&P) preparation course to help students prepare and test for their FAA Certification. ASU’s new accelerated program is located at the new ASU Academy near the Boise ...
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